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Is a rooster needed for a hen to lay eggs?
No.
Do you have to separate the rooster from the hen for gestaion?
If you are taking about the hen sitting on eggs then it will make things easy for you and the hen. you will have a better outcome if you move the hen or take the rooster out.
How do you get a hen to lay eggs without a rooster?
No, a hen cannot lay a fertilized egg without exposure to a rooster. However, a hen can lay fertilized eggs up to a week after the male is taken out of the flock.
Do Hen Lay Eggs have Rooster Sound?
Yes.
Does a rooster sit on the egg to fertilize?
No. The rooster has relations with the hen and she lays fertilized eggs
How do you fertillize eggs?
You should let rooster stay with the hen. The rooster will know what to do next.
My hen and rooster are very young the hen has only started laying is it too soon for the eggs to be fertilized?
They eggs will be fertilized about a week after the rooster consistantly starts to mount the female.
Do you need a cockerel if you have hen or will they still lay eggs?
The hen will lay eggs either way, she will lay more if you have a rooster and the eggs will be fetilized
How long after a rooster has left will the eggs be suitable to put under a clucky hen?
Once a hen has been mated by the rooster her eggs will remain viable for up to 10 days or longer.
Do you need a rooster to make a egg?
You do not need a rooster for a hen to lay eggs. A well feed, happy hen of appropriate age will lay about one egg a day. If a rooster is around the eggs will be fertilized and you get more chickens, if not you get yummy eggs to eat.
What do you do if your hen is sitting on unfertilized eggs?
Remove the eggs. You can replace them with eggs you know are from another bird who was active with a rooster. Your broody hen won't care.
Will a hen sit on eggs with a rooster present?
not sure about all hens but my hen bonnie will sit even if bert the rooster is around she does not seem to mind
